BERNINA Jeff How to correct thread tension on your sewing machine fast and easy bobbin tension & top

[@geriyoung8728]

Thank you once again Bernina Jeff! I now understand so much more about my tension. And thanks for your info on oil and oiling spots in my 830 Record, which I cherish! Runs like a dream!!!! Geri

[@Noog51]

wow thank you so much!!! I didn’t know how to fix this problem 🥲

[@patriciasciarrotta4455]

I have been having trouble with the tension on my machine for over a year now. I took it in for maintenance, but it didn’t solve my problem. Thank you so much for your informative video. I tightened my bottom tension, and now it’s sewing like a dream. You’re the best

[@M.R-g3b]

Thank you Jeff for such a clear description of how to test the tension. A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.!

[@kellybarry1429]

I wish I lived closer because whenever I have a problem with my machine, I go to your site. I also support you by buying supplies from you. Thank you so much. I don’t know what I would do if I didn’t find your channel!

[@simonebensdorp6813]

Thank you so much! This helped solve my tension problems when I couldn't find an answer anywhere else.

[@cdayperry2701]

Bobbin on my machine was loose, problem solved! You’re the best, thank you.

[@notesfromleisa-land]

As usual, BJ demystifies tension issues. You are the first person demonstrating using the hook in addition to the case for the "drop" test. We are always admonished not to mess with the bobbin tension, but if you are sewing with different threads, it really is important. Plus, there is a reason they give us a little screwdriver to fit it! Needle size, thread weight/type, and upper/lower tension are inextricably linked.

[@sewsuite-embroidery2736]

The pipe cleaner to clear out the tension discs! Game changer! Thank you!!

[@roseyherber]

I have been struggling for days with the tension for my machine, and Jeff sorts me out in less than 20 seconds. You're the best!!!

[@janholman6192]

I didn't want to spend yet another $200 to have my machine fixed. So I adjusted my tension on the bobbin by screwing it counterclockwise and it now gives me beautiful stitches! Thank you.

[@valeriehochstetler2754]

Thank you so much for this. I am in a far off country and it is difficult to get maintenance. This has made my Christmas delightful.

[@carolinepark4033]

Thank you! I’ve wasted days not knowing these things.

[@sallywilloughby6762]

Thankyou! I have been using my Bernina for 40 years and have finally learnt how to fix the tension thanks to your video. I

[@berninajeff]

Glad to help

[@emilyvanderploeg7167]

Thank you for the ONLY video on KZbin to properly explain how to TEST your bobbin tension on both machines. AND how to adjust them. You are awesome, subscribing! Please do a video on how to oil the machines and possibly fix skipped stitches. 🙏🏼

[@TaranArcher]

Bernina reps won't tell you this because they want you to pay them $250 to service your machine.

[@sunshinejenny777]

Hi Jeff!! I used to live in GJ and went to your shop. Now, in FL. Your videos are very clear. I am so glad you have a YT Channel. Now, you are famous. LOL

[@briancaven7265]

Thank You Jeff! This helped a huge headache with a used Bernina 220 that was stitching on the wrong side of the fabric. Turns out the bobbin tension spring was about to fall off. Perfect stitches now!

[@dianereeves2619]

Awesome thanks ❤

[@annamaclennan8125]

Thank you Jeff, a 10 second watch, and I've never had such great machine tension!!

[@MeighanOToole]

This is such a great, informative video. I’m getting back to sewing after a few years and this helped and taught me so much!!

[@GS-ei3de]

I have learned more from you then any classes that I have attended from Bernina. Thank you for being such a great instructor👍

[@janeedagerman1316]

Oh, you are so clear and easy to understand! Pipe cleaner: my machines and I are grinning with glee! Thank you for unraveling, for me, this 65 year old knotty problem.

[@hedyhahn4727]

Thank you for this video. Hubby and I watched it twice then took the iPad into the sewing room to watch as we fixed the tension. Hubby said my bobbin tension was way off even though the stitches looked great, it was my top thread that was awful. But we fixed it!

[@tvepaddler]

4 year "old" video but still pertinent! It solved our problem! (The only thing I can't figure out is why the bobbin tension changed and had to be readjusted...)

[@melitpena3314]

Thank you, You were very helpful🪡🧵

[@solarwinds-]

VERY helpful. The dealership told me to never adjust the tension and I got ugly stiches. Your video showed they were wrong. Thanks for the video, very helpful. Will be adjusting now.

[@berninajeff]

Welcome

[@TaranArcher]

That's because they want you to pay them $250 to service your machine, IMO.

[@solarwinds-]

@@TaranArcherNo, they charge $100 but they were still wrong and you were right.

[@vickiegossett7214]

I have a Brother machine just like that one! I learn so much from you. Thank you!

[@shannonfranzenrealtor3037]

Thank you! This fixed my tension issue, so easy. No trip to the store.

[@Faloola]

Hi Jeff - your videos are so helpful. Please do an updated video on adjusting the tension on the newer machines that have a full circular hook (like Bernina 790 Plus). I live abroad and my dealer service centre was not that familiar with my high end machine and was turning the screw on my bobbin case and now I am left with tension issues that I didn’t have before. Sadly, the machine wasn’t brought in for tension issues and had a larger issue with a faulty thread cutter but before diagnosing the real problem he went straight to the bobbin case and started turning the screw. Please help! Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Also, I just bought a whole bunch of your recommended items from your shopify account and sent it to my mom’s in Canada where I will pick it up at Christmas. Very excited!

[@cr2884]

Jeff, I purchased my new 770qe a year + ago. Finally able to use it. My screen froze and I made due since so far from service, until I found this video.. thank you, thank you, Thank You!

[@michaelcutler9675]

Thank you for your very informative video I was able to fix my wife's machine quickly and accurately.

[@bernicemarie7243]

Thanks🎉🎉🎉 this is very helpful. 😊

[@marilynsherman4897]

Never new I was supposed to oil bobbin area after every 4 bobbins. 30 years old, will do it tomorrow

[@debbiemiller1540]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! I kept trying to adjust the tension on the top but didn’t know I could I adjust the tension on bobbin. I like the little “ hanging the bobbin” trick. When I did that my bobbin didn’t even move. Thanks for a great tutorial.

[@brysonwest93]

Thank you! Good information and very well presented.

[@berninajeff]

Glad it was helpful!

[@nancycox3318]

Thank you! I had tried everything I could think of and after watching your video I found a thread caught in the workings of the bobbin. After removing it my tension is fine!

[@CaliCuba6]

I am so grateful 🙏🏽 thankyou thankyou thank you. Stitching was so loopy on thicker fabric & tension adjustment made no difference. I’m not sure what magically fixed things, maybe the oil on the bobbin hook but machine now is quieter & tension looks great 😀 Are there other recommended locations on machine that need regular oiling? Thanks for your great work, no recommended service centres where I live & easy service we can do ourselves saves sanity as well as $. Thanks again

[@annedavenport7502]

Thanks much for the help. I have also found that sometimes I just have to re-thread the machine when the tension acts up for my machine. Sometimes the thread doesn't go into the slot right and re-threading is just the only things to do.

[@christinecoppen3245]

brilliant video i have been having trouble with Bernina tension never new abt screw on bobbin to tighten or loosen. again thank you i have subscribed

[@oliviagarriock9772]

This is SUCH a good video!! So clear and it absolutely saved me and my machine (my sanity and my machine's tension!) I couldn't for the life of me work out what was going wrong until I found this video. Thank you Jeff!

[@berninajeff]

Glad it helped!

[@joysarnowski8782]

You helped me and my relic so much! Thank you!! 🙏🏼

[@elainelear4982]

THANK YOU. I corrected the tension on a Bernette 90e Nd the zigzag test is perfect. Wow, wow, wow.

[@marianna6926]

This is great info. I never knew how to test the bobbin tension on my drop in bobbin machine . Now I do. Thank you. 🙂

[@annebrown9507]

Thank you so much for taking the time to do this video. I was able to solve the issue with the stitching!

[@connievance5763]

What a great video, I have been so frustrated trying to sew thick vinyl and had no idea how to take apart my bobbin case. Thank you!

[@miekedeschutter2962]

Could you please help me with a Bernina zipper foot? I have an old bernina from 1966. Your explainayion is always so clear. Thanks and have a nice day. Kind regards from Mieke

[@sagewiseloner6355]

You are a genius my friend ... I am yet to attempt your method but I will here applaud its ingenuity

[@Normit08]

This help me so much with my Old Frister Rossman. A lot of other videos do the drop test without the hook for testing bobbin tension. However this wasn’t working for me. Adding the hook is what corrected it for me :)

[@LizDelaney3]

Thanks so much for this. Most helpful.

[@maggsrichards7513]

Thanks. Made such a difference to my machine!

[@sheilazimmerman2734]

Thank you for the tips on adjusting the bobbin tension. My machine was "acting up" the other day, and this helped me correct it.

[@RobertWalker-x9e]

Do you have or could you do a video on adjusting the bobbin winder tension on the bernette 7x series?

[@joanncorbett4775]

Thank you. This fixed my problem! So glad I found your video.

[@hajalameh]

Thank you Jeff.

[@lindathornburg2078]

I fixed my problem. Thank you!!!

[@lindastewart5630]

Thank you so much for your wonderful videos.. I only found you very recently and I’m so glad I did- what a brilliant channel. I was having probs with my bobbin thread- now I’m not!👌🏻🤗🙌🏻

[@NHales]

Thank you so much, most grateful for this! Has just worked a treat,I really wasn't sure how to address this issue previously🙏

[@berninajeff]

Glad it helped!

[@jodiegrace2849]

Great video wish I could buy your awesome oiling container as I'm in Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺. I searched this topic as u just got a Bernette 330 which has huge tension problems. This video has given me confidence to now systematically work out what's happening with the birds nests.

[@joannenonweiler4051]

Thanks, great tips. This has fixed my problem with tension.

[@camicri4263]

I will definitely try this! I had no idea how to do it and all the thread bunches under the fabric and all I have is a big clump. Thanks a lot!

[@LuzdeLuna90]

Thank you sooo much !!!!! 🥰🥰🥰 my machine is fixed!!!!!

[@harrycaul2494]

Thank you for this. That tip is valuable!

[@kfaz3979]

Thank you sooooo much!! Totally fixed my tension problem!! Learned a couple things from you tonight! Awesome and informative video! :))

[@reginaharrison]

This was so helpful! Now my Bernette 740E actually sews perfectly, finally. 😊

[@1224115]

Thank you so much. Im learning.

[@renepadilla1619]

Love the videos. Does anyone know how to keep the thread from coming out from behind the wobbly pin on the Bernina B780.? My thread keeps coming out and breaking. I’ve checked tension but it doesn’t stay behind the the little pin. Thanks.

[@berninajeff]

That pin assembly gets bent a fresh unit will keep the thread in. Look into having it replaced I have tried to re bend the unit but it is never as good as a new one

[@TaranArcher]

Does this also apply to a Bernina 535? I can't find any info in the manual, dealer website, or online for correcting bobbin tension on my 535.

[@Jessiesilverliningembroidery]

I have the Bernina B500, the way they show you to load the bobbin. It turns anti-clockwise when pulling the thread. Can you possibly do a video on that model. Please? Thanks so much for your content. Also do you know of anyone reputable to service machines near Denver? (I am in the mountains-breckenridge) If I take it in to Rocky Mountain Sewing and Vacuum, it takes 4 weeks. Thanks Jessie

[@Jessiesilverliningembroidery]

I forgot to mention it is a Bernina B500 embroidery machine only.

[@ImGinaMarie]

I have to get a quilt done before Christmas and am running out of time, I'm having problems with free motion quilting on my Bernina 330 using Mono Poly Polyester fine thread...Should I not use this type of thread? It supposed to be good for free motion I'm not sure where to set my tension to or if it should not be used at all. Thanks

[@juru9402]

I don't have any idea where I can get my machine cleaned for $99, that would be seriously cheap nowadays. Anyway, thanks for the great lesson! I adjusted my bobbin tension so it would just hang there by the thread and drop if I bounced it but still had bad problems. It's the hook that makes the magic! Turns out that without the hook on it the tension was much too loose. Thank you so much for the great information. Just re-adjusted the bobbin and it's working like a dream. Saved me not $99, but $150. Not quite sure enough to change my mind though about not buying another Bernina. IMO they don't stand behind their product. I now have 4 plastic parts that have broken, one of which is the Bernina Stitch Regulator! And I'm not replacing it for that price. So I'll make do without my magnifier or my BSR. Next machine may very well not be a Bernina.

[@stevendow2606]

What do you mean 'without the hook on it the tension was much too loose.' What hook? I'm new to sewing, but interested.

[@baveld]

I have a 440 QE. I just bought it as my first bernina. I don't have that metal circle that you put over the bobbin. am I missing something?

[@cherylmoore3130]

You’re amazing, you’ve helped me so much, thank you!

[@melaniebang4786]

Seriously helpful! Thanks!

[@MultiCameron001]

How hard is it for a novice to replace the motor belt in a bernina favorit. Looking for a tutorial and I don’t see one. 🥲. I love your info.

[@kplicanic]

Another helpful video! In my experience, the screw for bobbin tension is purposely inaccessible... why is this? i suppose they don't want people fiddling with it?

[@audreyweigel4620]

Love it, needed it!

[@haloweenparty10000]

Thank you! This fixed the issue I was having.

[@gracestudioco]

Thankyou this really helped me. So kind of you to share. 🙏🏻

[@Jennifer2O23]

I found this very useful. Thank you very much 😁

[@elbacortes6798]

I have a bernette 705 and I have not use for years it was giving to me. And it sewed for a few minutes buy the bottom lines was loss. So I try to change the number now it will not sew. What can I do need help

[@lesacannon642]

Where do you get the tiny screwdriver?

[@alluraromel392]

Have you used a Towa Tension Gauge to help adjust the bobbin tension? I have a Bernina 590 & switch between upholstery, outdoor & Mettler threads. Since I sew on a wide variety of materials like Vinyl pet mesh, Neoprene, Isinglass and regular garment fabrics I’m constantly trying to find the correct tension. Could the Towa be used with both my Bernina 590 & my Brother Stellaire? Since they have different bobbin systems.

[@vickijeanne9958]

Bernina 640 has right distorted lines vertically, can you advise please?

[@vshazam]

4:55 question about how the top tension should be about 5x more than the bottom. Does that mean you can weigh the bobbin and hook assembly, multiply by 5, then attach that amount of weight to the top thread and it should just barely hang there like the bobbin test?

[@marilynsherman4897]

Will oil bobbin tomorrow

[@rondayoder6218]

I have a 75th Anniversary edition Bernina and I can't remove the ring like that. Is there instructions for how to remove my style? I'd like to clean behind it. I took canned air to it, but I'm sure it could be cleaner.

[@brendahamrick9337]

Jeff I keep getting an error with an orange foot and an equal signflashing

[@sharonbaldoni5908]

hi Jeff- i don't have a Brother, I have a Bernina and there is quite a difference as there is no way to remove the case so easily.

[@marcwheeler4406]

I know ...lol I've had a hard time finding info on this type of necchi, I think when my mom bought it for me she knew I was interested in working on leather, but i still wanted to use it for fabric, the sewing shop she bought it from doesnt even carry this necchi any more... this is a bit particular in that i cant trouble shoot to see if it's me or a wonky machine I'll try your troubleshooting a few times crossing my fingers that I atleast narrowed the issues,with your info mayhaps I cant correct issue....stay safe...😷✌

[@sarrah6473]

Why the upper coordonnet thread is entangled in the shuttle causing knots ?

[@jennyamessler3805]

Loved the video but thought BERNINA sewing machines were involved given the title.

[@lauriegraham1706]

HELP! I have a Bernina 930 given to me by a friend. I haven't had any problems with it until today. The top thread is getting all messed up underneath the fabric. The only different is I broke the needle and put in a Singer, as I didnt have Bernina needles. After that, it worked fine for a couple of yards of sewing. I've played with the tension to no avail. Is it the needle?

[@tinaheavner7298]

My BERNINA has a whole round hook and is it supposed to be able to hold the bobbin? Seems weightier than half hook

[@camicri4263]

Hi Jeff, I have a bernina 1000 it probably an old one. Is this one fixing the same way?

[@samanthahofer9017]

Is it possible to have tension problems with a brand new machine

[@berninajeff]

Not from me I test sew every machine leaving my shop. Take it back

[@kimlaffont9951]

Hi Jeff, I have a Bernina 950 and the handwheel came off. I have two washers (1 metal, 1 plastic) and a little device with three pins on it. I'm not sure how to put it back together. Can you help? Thanks.

[@ScoobaMeMahognihei]

How many grams are that ? On the last bobbin you are adjusting

[@Quiltygal]

What causes slanted stitches every 6 or so stitches while sewing straight? Then it will sew straight for a few then 6 or slanted again.

[@Red1831B]

I have learned much from you but am looking for a reason why when I sew strips of cotton fabric together, the edge ends up a bit wavy. Then I go to sew it to the next strip and it can be as much as 1” shorter in length. Thought it was a bobbin tension issue and did as you instructed. Strips still not flat enough. Second question. I did a zig zag and it starts out fine and then pulls the fabric to the center creating a ridge down the middle. Please help. I use quality thread and quality cotton fabric.

[@debrawelch3962]

Thanks